PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — May 17 is Bike to Work Day, a great way to get exercise and be environmentally-friendly.
Attend pit stops in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia to receive a free T-shirt, refreshments, and be entered into a raffle for a new bicycle. This year, OmniRide will sponsor the Rippon Landing VRE Station pit stop.
Prince William area residents may want to consider biking to a nearby commuter lot and taking public transportation for the rest of their commute.
Bike racks are available on all OmniRide Local, Cross County Connector, and Metro Express buses. OmniRide Express buses do not have bike racks, but bicycle amenities are available at these commuter lots:
- Dale City
- Horner Road
- Telegraph Road
- Lake Ridge at Minnieville Road
- Lindendale
- Old Bridge Road and Route 123
- Portsmouth
- OmniRide Transit Center
- Route 123 and I-95
- Route 234 and Route 1
- Cushing Road
- Limestone
- Heathcote
To encourage participation, the Prince William area will have 10 pit stops where bicyclists can pull over and have refreshments and enter prize drawings. The local pit stop locations and hours are:
Dumfries – Dumfries Town Hall/ Community Center, 17755 Main Street, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Haymarket – Haymarket Bicycles, 4414 Costello Way, 6 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Manassas – George Mason University, Freedom Center Boulevard & University Boulevard, 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Manassas – Kelly Leadership Center at the intersection of the Route 234 bike trail, 6 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Manassas – Manassas VRE Station, 9431 West Street, 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Manassas Park – Palisades Apartments, 8100 Palisades Circle on Manassas Drive (near Manassas Park VRE Station), 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Woodbridge – Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center, near the intersection of the Prince William Parkway bike trail, 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Woodbridge – Rippon Landing VRE Station, 15511 Farm Creek Drive, 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Woodbridge – Tackett’s Mill Commuter Lot, Tackett’s Mill Drive and Minnieville Road, 6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Woodbridge – Woodbridge VRE Station, 1040 Express Way, 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
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